A third agreed that social care reform now needs to be prioritised ahead of other policies.
The poll was conducted by Health For Care, a coalition of 15 health organisations led by the NHS Confederation.
A Health For Care spokesman said “urgent and radical reform and significant investment” is now needed to fix the social care sector.
Half of those questioned believe the sector should be funded by a new collective funding mechanism, like income tax or national insurance. Almost two-thirds believe it should receive an extra £7billion a year, in line with recommendations from the Health and Social Care Committee.
Almost two-thirds of MPs want funding for social care to be increased by £7 billion a year over the next two years, a survey suggests.
And almost a quarter believe the rise should be more than this, according to polling for Health for Care, a coalition of 15 health organisations led by the NHS Confederation.
The groups say social care needs “urgent and radical reform and significant investment”, and are calling on the Government to deliver on its manifesto pledge to “fix” the sector.
Results of the survey, of 96 MPs and 520 councillors in England between November 25 and December 15, come ahead of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on Wednesday.
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Almost two-thirds of MPs want funding for social care to be increased by £7 billion a year over the next two years, a survey suggests.
And almost a quarter believe the rise should be more than this, according to polling for Health for Care, a coalition of 15 health organisations led by the NHS Confederation.
The groups say social care needs “urgent and radical reform and significant investment”, and are calling on the Government to deliver on its manifesto pledge to “fix” the sector.
Results of the survey, of 96 MPs and 520 councillors in England between November 25 and December 15, come ahead of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on Wednesday.
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